Sample of Monday Meeting with SEL Grades 2 & 3

Author: Danielle Mahoney-Kertes

This shows how SEL is integrated into Monday morning meetings at PS 212.

1 LCI Monday Meeting with Grades 2 & 3 - November 8, 2021

2 Looking Back at Resources and Learning from

3 Session 1 & Session 2: Build communities of trust where students can thrive academically through activities linked to SEL & CR-SE

4 Session 1: Empathetic Learning Communities - 💓

5 Using Habits of Mind to Promote Social Emotional Learning

6 Remember the SEL Benchmarks:

7 ● Develop self awareness & self management skills

8 ○ Identify and manage one’s emotions and behavior.

9 ○ Recognize and describe emotions and how they are linked to behavior.

10 ○ Demonstrate control of impulsive behavior.

11 ● Use social awareness & interpersonal skills to establish & maintain positive relationships.

12 ○ Recognize the feelings and perspectives of others.

13 ○ Recognize that others may experience situations differently from oneself.

14 ○ Use listening skills to identify the feelings & perspectives
of others

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16 We use many SEL resources already! Be intentional about using Sanford Harmony and Brain Power Wellness Activities and think about how they connect to SEL benchmarks.

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18 Mahoney’s Google Slides of 2 suggested student activities related to HOM & SEL. Make a Copy, Modify & TRY!

19 Teacher Share! What are some other ways you integrate HOM & Social/Emotional Learning into what you are teaching?

20 Session 2: Deepening Our Understanding of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy 🌎

21 How can we relate to each child?

22 ● Create opportunities for them to share their stories, feelings and experiences.

23 ● Listen with empathy.

24 ● Trust what they tell you.

25 Get to know each child - culture, family . . . Ask yourself -Are they represented in your classroom environment & materials?

26 Try some activities:

27 ● Mahoney’s Google Slides of the suggested Self Portrait Drawing Activity and print out facial features and frames.

28 ● After reading a book, ask -

29 • Which character are you most like? Why?

30 • What can we learn about ourselves and others from this story?

31 ● Bring in an artifact that represents your family and explain why it is important. (Star Student?)

32 ● Student Voice (& SEL)- Modify and Use Reflection Sheets

33 ● Use books that are diverse:

34 Teacher Share! Please share the title of a culturally diverse book you’ve used and an activity you love!!

35 (*I linked a few titles to YouTube videos of the authors reading. . . some include activities, too!!)

36 Teacher	37 Book	38 Activity
39 Mahoney	40 The Proudest Blue Image 6 0 comments, 0 areas add area add comment Join an existing conversation — click the “Reply” button of the appropriate right pane comment Start a new conversation on an existing area — Double click on the existing highlighted area or its comment balloon Define and comment on a new area — Draw a box around the desired area by clicking and then holding + dragging your mouse Start a new conversation about the image as a whole (no specific area) — click here change display hide comment areas hide comment balloons help	41 List of Possible Uses 42 Google Slide Activity
43 O’Connor	44 The Name Jar* 45 Bilal Cooks Daal*	46 How did you get your name? 47 Family foods, traditions . . . Good things take time. Friends, Traditions
48 Velasquez	49 Alma And How She Got Her Name 50 Dear Cousin/Querido Primo	51 AJuana Martinez-Neal Author Video 52 Comparing countries. . . lives
53 Szalkowski	54 Hair Love and Video
55 Bernardino	56 Eyes that Kiss in the Corners* 57 Yasmin series 58 The Ugly Vegetables
59 Feliciano	60 The Day You Begin 61 I am Awesome	62 Did you know that RULERS are hidden throughout this book?!! The illustrator did that! Watch the video to see why! 63 Link to Harmony
64 Lee	65 What Makes a Family

66 Keep up the amazing work!!

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DMU Timestamp: December 17, 2021 06:06